Les Misérables and Whistle Down the Wind; she's also been a karate world champion."I've always just gone where my life takes me, which has probably been quite scary for my parents," she says - her father is a builder, her mother a teacher. "Whenever an opportunity arises, I'll take it, and if I enjoy it, I'll work really hard at it." Now 30 and living in east London, her can-do attitude has won her MTV awards and nominations for Brits and a Mobo.Your song Perfect to Me celebrates your imperfections.
What does perfect mean to you? Everyone has their own idea of what perfect should be, but I think it means being different.
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